Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Dear Student,
I sadly submit my humble resignation as your advisor, effective today. Due to the new advising split in the department, you are no longer my student.

I know I am sad that I will miss the 2 hour advising sessions in which you insisted on leaving with a color coded plan. I will miss your over sharing about your OCD and other mental illnesses. I will miss you harassing me every semester because, yet again, you failed to register on time. I will miss your angry outbursts and your frequent calls to request letters to try and extend your financial aid. I will miss that you never follow any plan that I work out for you and your yelling at me when the plan is different the next time we put it together. I will miss your long drawn out explanations about how you are going to be a doctor because you can go to the Dominican Republic to study medicine.

I know this upsets me and I deeply regret the change. Best of luck with your new advisor.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Dear Student,
Thank you for your email today. I could not tell it was just copied and pasted from the first three emails you have already sent me and that I have already responded to. I told you that you needed to reapply. Guess what? You still need to reapply. And you know where you asked me if you needed to reapply? And where I told you that you needed to reapply? You still need to reapply. I honestly do not know how much clearer I can tell you that YOU NEED TO REAPPLY. It was both the first and last thing I wrote in my last email. But it's obvious that I just was not clear enough.

I will work on my clarity in the future. But before we continue working together, please reapply.

About Me

The first thing you have to know about this blog is that I LOVE my job. I am an academic advisor at an open enrollment college. My letters, while sarcastic and seeming to make fun of my students is really just making fun of the experience of navigating higher education. I love working with students and I love the university where I work. That being said, there are some ridiculous moments. These letters are based on real experiences I have had as an advisor. I hope you enjoy.